USD women advance to WCC semifinals

LAS VEGAS _ The USD women's basketball team produced a second-half comeback for the second day in a row and defeated Pepperdine 76-69 this afternoon at the Orleans Arena here to advance to the West Coast Conference Tournament semifinals on Sunday.
Senior forward Kiva Herman tied a career high with 30 points and junior forward Morgan Henderson added 16, the majority via a 10-for-10 effort at the free throw line, to propel USD (18-12), the tournament's No. 6 seed, into a semifinal matchup with second-seeded Portland (17-12).
"It was an amazing effort by this group to really dig in and play great team defense, especially after we fell behind in the second half," USD coach Cindy Fisher said. "I've said many times that your seniors will take you as far as they want to, and we have four seniors on this team who want to keep winning."
Senior center Amber Sprague, held in check through the first half, finished with 13 points, eight rebounds and two blocks.

Posted by Hank Wesch at March 7, 2009 04:55 PM
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